My character was flagged for a name change as somebody reported it, and when I was deciding what name to choose, I ended up with one I did not like. I was under the impression there would be a confirmation message or something so I would be able to see what names were actually available before I committed to one, but this wasn’t the case. The system was not intuitive by today’s standards and I feel kind of wronged by this.
Is it possible under this circumstance to have a GM grant me a free name change?
You ended up with one? No! You choose one. You just don’t like it now.
When creating new character, also when you are changing your name or you pay for the name change there’s only warning message if the name is taken.
The system is fine. The problem is that you didn’t think this through properly.
When creating new character or using name change service, you should always think ahead what name you would like to have for your character.
TL:DR - You can still buy paid service and change your name again.
Or you might be reported again and get the free name change once again.
I don’t think the GMs have any power to grant this to any player as this could cause the missuse in the future for any other player, e.g. anyone can complain that they picked wrong character name and are unhappy now